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is so soon to take tlie place of its mother that stands at the 

 head of all our domestic animals in point of usefulness. When 

 •wc contemplate her beautiful traits of character — her docility, 

 symmetry of form, placid countenance, forbearance under ill 

 treatment, which sometimes she receives by those who would 

 be called men, and even gentlemen — and the benefit she is 

 destined in future to confer on mankind, we cannot but admire 

 her, and exclaim, that she is in many respects worthy of admi- 

 ration and imitation. 



Your committee, on examination, found thirty-two yearling 

 heifers entered as competitors for premiums, and one for exhi- 

 bition ; as also twenty-one calves to compete for the premiums, 

 and five for exhibition ; and after due deliberation, decided to 

 award the first premium to Harrison Bacon, of Barre, for the 

 best yearling heifer, seven-eighths Durham; to Charles Bowen, 

 of Worcester, the second premium for the second best heifer, 

 three-fourths Durham ; and to Marshall J. Maynard, of North- 

 boro', the third premium for his heifer, one-half Durham. 

 They have also awarded to Harrison Bacon, of Barre, the first 

 premium for the best heifer calf, seven-eighths Durham ; the 

 second to Nathaniel Dodge, of Sutton, for a calf half Devon. 



Your committee found but one lot of five heifer calves, which, 

 by the rules of the society, were entitled to a premium ; those 

 were presented by Samuel Ellsworth, of Barre, and to him we 

 award the first premium. Four of them were three-fourths 

 Durham, and one, half Durham. 



They are happy in saying that they found many specimens 

 that were an honor to the occasion and to their owners, and 

 had it been in the power of your committee to have granted 

 them all a gratuity, it would have cheerfully been done ; but 

 they wore deprived of the satisfaction, for want of means and 

 power so to do. 



They would gladly go into detail and specify the excellent 

 qualities which all seemed to possess, in a greater or less 

 degree, would circumstances permit; but the prolixity of the 

 subject forbids such a course. 



We cannot forbear, however, alluding to some few that seem 

 to stand out prominently. And in the first place, we were 

 peculiarly struck with five heifer calves, from two to six months, 



